cigala

See also: çigala

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• cicala, cercigala, cicalla, ardicala

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈɡala/
• IPA^(key): /siˈɡala/ (Benasquese)
• Syllabification: ci‧ga‧la
• Rhymes: -ala

Noun

cigala f (plural cigalas)

1. cicada

Further reading

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [siˈɣa.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [siˈɣa.la]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

cigala f (plural cigales)

1. cicada
2. (vulgar) cock, penis
3. the Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus), an edible crustacean
4. (Valencia) Norway lobster

   Synonym: escamarlà

5. (nautical) the ring or shackle which attaches an anchor to the rode or cable

Derived terms

• cigaló

Further reading

• “cigala”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cigala” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• cigalo (Mistralian spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈɡalo/

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Noun

cigala f (plural cigalas)

1. cicada

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan cigala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈɡala/ [θiˈɣ̞a.la] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siˈɡala/ [siˈɣ̞a.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ci‧ga‧la

Noun

cigala f (plural cigalas)

1. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

Related terms

• cigarra

Further reading

• “cigala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025